diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index eecbacf69..a8129dca2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check formatting
       run: cargo fmt --check
 
+  test-wal-restart:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Build
+      run: cargo build --verbose
+    - name: Test
+      env:
+        RUST_LOG: 'trace'
+      run: cargo test --verbose
+      timeout-minutes: 5
   build-native:
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -33,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         RUST_LOG: ${{ runner.debug && 'limbo_core::storage=trace' || '' }}
       run: cargo test --verbose
+      timeout-minutes: 5
 
   build-wasm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest